Monthly Archives: September 2011

A friend of mine is going through some medical stuff right now. I wanted to let her know I was thinking about her, so I put together this little box of chocolate and a 3×3 card to go with it. I made a clear acetate cover for a matchbox bottom, and filled it with chocolates. … Continue reading »

Stampin’ Up has five great stamp brush sets that are new this week, including the Occasions Alphabet. (If you remember, I featured the rubber version of this for the New Catalog Blog Hop.) These downloads work with My Digital Studio and any other digital scrapbooking program that allows you to import PNG and JPG files, … Continue reading »

Wow! Can you believe this the 104th ColourQ Challenge? That is two years! Amazing! I am so honored to be a part of the design team. For this challenge we were given the colors as usual, but asked to CASE a previous ColourQueen. (For those of you unfamiliar with the lingo, to CASE something means … Continue reading »

I really can’t get over how great this Shalom stamp looks embossed in gold on Very Vanilla cardstock. It’s just so stunning! I decided to pair it with the two new In Color blues, and I love how it looks! This card is nice and flat for easy mailing, but the heat embossing as well … Continue reading »

This week’s Stamping 411 Sketch Challenge is so fun, with a circle in a square! As I was looking around for what stamps to use in the circle, I realized that I hadn’t used my Take a Spin set in a really long time. It was perfect for this sketch! I used the trick of … Continue reading »

This week’s Clean&Simple Fall to Layout features six items on the top part of the card. As I was thinking of things to use in that spot, I was excited to see that one of the leaves from Gently Falling was just the right size! Stamps: Gently Falling, Teeny Tiny Wishes Ink: Dusty Durango, More … Continue reading »

Happy Fall!! I thought today would be a good day to share with you a closer look at some of the Autumn themed digital scrapbooking kits from Stampin’ Up. I was pretty amazed when I saw all that these contained, and I think that you will be also! The first one is the Autumn Traditions … Continue reading »

A few people over at SplitCoast Stampers were talking about what to put inside these fabulous 1″ x 8″ cello bags that are new in Stampin’ Up’s Holiday Mini Catalog. One woman mentioned honey sticks, and I saw a lightbulb go off in my head! What a perfect Rosh Hashanah gift! I printed out the … Continue reading »

Fun new downloads from Stampin’ Up this week, celebrating a wide variety of occasions. These downloads work with My Digital Studio and any other digital scrapbooking program that allows you to import PNG and JPG files. Enjoy the party with these fun forest friends! This Simply Scrappin’ Kit turned digital has all the same elements … Continue reading »

What fun, summery colors from ColourQ today. It’s kind of a last hurrah as we wave good-bye to summer, even here in Southern California! As I looked through my old pictures for ones that matched the colors, I found this super cute one of Eve and Biscuit. Can you ever have too many pictures of … Continue reading »